Weekly News Roundup – 20 Jan 2017
General
AEI Public Opinion Study: Attitudes about abortion 2017, AEI, 19 Jan 2017
Nikki Haley’s test at the UN: Is access to abortion a human right?, McClatchey, 18 Jan 2017
What is the ‘global gag rule’, and why does Trump support it? – video, Guardian, 18 Jan 2017
Fake News, Fake Science and Why Doctors Lie About Abortion, New York magazine, 17 Jan 2017
What actually happens when you have an abortion?, Metro UK, 14 Jan 2017 (Good simple video about abortion facts v. myths)
America Got a “D” Grade for Its Reproductive Health Services and Here’s Why, Brit +Co, 14 Jan 2017
Academic
Increasing Uptake of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infection, and Family Planning Services, and Reducing HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among Youth Living With HIV in Uganda, Journal of Adolescent Health, February 2017
The Reproductive Health of Young Adults: Research-Based Policy Recommendations for Executive and Legislative Officials in 2017. Child Trends, 19 Jan 2017
Economic Empowerment: A Potential Pathway for Women and Girls to Gain Control Over Their Sexual and Reproductive Health, FPHIP, January 2017
Eritrea
Central region: Reduction of maternal and child mortality, Shabait.com, 18 Jan 2017
Ethiopia
Number of Physicians Growing at Promising Pace, Ethiopian Herald, 18 Jan 2017
USAID Support Saved Lives and Improved Family Health, EIN Presswire, 17 Jan 2017
Building On Ethiopia’s Health Care Success, Addis Fortune, 17 Jan 2017
Bringing More Women to the Limelight of Leadership, Ethiopian Herald, 15 Jan 2017
Ghana
Family planning giant, DKT International, in fake abortion drugs scandal, GhanaWeb, 16 Jan 2017
Kenya
Officer calls for increased family planning awareness efforts, The Nation, 20 Jan 2017
In the din of moralising preachment, Kenyan girls at mercy of backstreet abortionists, The Nation, 17 Jan 2017
Midwife comes to rescue of mothers as doctors press on with strike, The Nation, 15 Jan 2017
Nigeria
Restoring reproductive health access for millions in Boko Haram-affected areas, UNFPA, 18 Jan 2017
Health Minister rues poor reproductive, maternal health in Nigeria, Nigerian Tribune, 18 Jan 2017
Exploring Nigeria’s population for national prosperity, The Guardian, 16 Jan 2017
Contraceptive use among Nigerian women on increase, Premium Times, 15 Jan 2017
Rwanda
First Lady participates in African reproductive health forum, New Times, 14 Jan 2017
South Africa
How social factors drive up suicide rates among pregnant women, The Conversation, 19 Jan 2017
Uganda
She has refused to use contraceptives, The Monitor, 20 Jan 2017
Oulanyah Blames Rising Teen Pregnancies On Older Men, The Monitor, 20 Jan 2017
When restriction on abortion turns a human rights issue, The Monitor, 16 Jan 2017
Outbox Hub in Partnership with UNFPA Invites Innovators to Up Accelerate Pitch Day, PC Tech, 16 Jan 2017
